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Mesoamerica artist and the creator of the comics, Zotz and Dream Rider. 🦜 🇸🇻 Based in San Francisco, CA Support: https://patreon.com/Zotz My links: https://linktr.ee/zotzcomic Commissions: [email protected] or DM me here nsfw 🔞: @zotzchuu.bsky.social

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Jan 15

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creating Comics and Art

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Apr 19

I certainly will try. There isn't much to go on, but I do have some information.

Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Apr 4

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Apr 4

Maya goddess emerging from a flower. Based on a whistle figure.

Maya goddess seen from the waist up emerging out of a frangipani flower. Illustration is based on a figure.

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Apr 4

It's a passion project. Though it is in part pushed by personal ancestry too. My mom's side of the family is Lenca and my grandparents being educators I often bonded with them having conversations of topics I read about as a kid. Mainly animals and history.

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Apr 1

Preclassic, early classic, early postclassic Maya; Huastec, Mixtec, Zapotec (classic and postclassic), Preclassic Michoacan, Early classic West Mexico, Yope, Tlatilco and Cuicuilco, Otomi, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Borgia Codex group, Tamasha and Cotzumalhuapa, Ulua valley, Chorotega and more.

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Apr 1

I plan to update a bit a few of these. And there's some which have I have been sitting with notes collected to make.

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Apr 1

Infographic of Aztec ceremonial attire for the Atamalcualiztli.

Infographic of Aztec hairstyles and headwear.

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Apr 1

With my ongoing projects happening, there is another I have had to put a pause with for the time. But I intend to return to at some point next year. That is my mesoamerican historical fashion studies. My goal is to eventually make a book. I will make a thread here of the ones I have done thus far.

Infographic of classic period maya clothing.

Infographic of late postclassic lowland Maya clothing.

Infographic of Postclassic Maya clothing from Guatemala.

Classic period Maya women hairstyles and headwear.

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Mar 30

I have heard nothing but bad stuff from people running Win 11. I still have 10 but I know soon I will have to make the make the change.

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Mar 27

Sure

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2heroes.bsky.social @2heroes.bsky.social · Mar 18

First reupload is done! Please share, like and subscribe!
Sorry for the late post, Reuploads from now on will will be on mondays and thursdays!
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Three young girls are chosen to protect their people, but are they ready for the challenges to come?

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Jan 15

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Jan 15

A day late, but posting anyway for #portfolioday

I mainly do mesoamerican related art, but also sometimes draw other cultures and myths from history. I also do historical fashion studies of mesoamerica and comics. You can support me on patreon or commission me. And look out for my comic this year!

Illustration of the Eagle Lady, wife of the Sun, according to Nahua myths of Mexico. She is an aspect of Itzpapalotl and is seen here based on a depiction of said goddess with eagle wings. Further, her image is based on a possible depiction of a goddess with gold hair and yellow paint seen married to the sun under a cloak shaped like eagle wings and tail as seen here. She represents the time of the day when the moon is still visible during sunlight. Albert Pinot's painting, "bat woman" was an inspiration for the pose and atmosphere as well.

Historical portrait illustration of the Maya queen, K'abel of the Waka kingdom in the late classic period. Here, she is shown inside a palace interior wearing a red huipil and red skirt based on a figurine depicting her found in a burial. The headdress, shield and face paint are also based on the same figurine. She also holds a baton of the lightning deity K'awiil, who was also a symbol of rulership.

Illustration commission of a precolonial Powhatan village in Virginia. The scene shows three characters, a woman wearing a deer skin apron collecting oysters by the river behind some reeds. Walking behind the reeds is a man with wearing front and back deerskin aprons and carrying a bow and arrow. The other woman smiling at the other collecting oysters previously mentioned is carrying a basket full of dogwood flowers. Behind them all is a village scene showing some men grilling some fish, a grandmother preparing something with her granddaughter observing and some women dancing.

Scene from my sci-fi Mesoamerican comic, Dream Rider currently in production. The top shows a futuristic city inspired by the West Mexican shaft tomb cultures in preclassic Teuchitlan, Jalisco. The bottom shows a man arriving on a monocycle at the entrance of a bustling market.

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Jan 4

Redesigned the Scooby Doo gang as Maya characters in the late classic period (c. 600-900).

Scooby Doo gang redesigned as characters in the classic period of the Maya.

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Jan 4

You can enjoy him in all his glory in full resolution on my patreon along with more details on the iconography and what he is wearing. www.patreon.com/posts/117716...

Tezcatlipoca | Daniel Parada

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Jan 4

Tezcatlipoca. Based on Codex Fejérváry-Mayer, Codex Borgia, Codex Tudela and Duran's illustrations. #aztec #mexica #nahua #mesoamerica #smokingmirror

The nahua deity Tezcatlipoca standing with cape and raised arm.

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Zotz @zotz.bsky.social · Jan 1

So as 2024 is ending or ended depending where you are, a review of some of my illustrations I made. Some illustrations and sketches are missing and of course, my comic Dream Rider, which took up most of my time lol. Here's hoping for another successful year in art. 🥂 Happy New Year Everyone!

12 cropped images of drawings I made over the year with one illustrations representing each month.

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · Dec 31

Happy New Year 2025!
It is the year of the snake (乙巳年). Wish you all the best in the coming year!

Balhae clothing, early 8th century